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Beth Winegarner

Why “Don’t be so sensitive!” is a dangerous phrase

Author’s note: A few years ago, I drafted a memoir documenting my life as a sensitive person, and the way I believe that has led to a…

Aug 5, 2022

Why “Don’t be so sensitive!” is a dangerous phrase

Aug 5, 2022

Beth Winegarner

Eight signs Geralt of Rivia is autistic

The second season of The Witcher is out; have you binged it yet? As I re-watched season one and dove into season two, I found myself…

Dec 30, 2021

Eight signs Geralt of Rivia is autistic

Dec 30, 2021

Beth Winegarner

Traveling with Morpheus in Celtic Country

As I step through the metal gate from the road to the narrow Scottish beach, the North Atlantic ripples softly against the sand. I grew up…

Nov 30, 2021

Traveling with Morpheus in Celtic Country

Nov 30, 2021

Beth Winegarner

The Fattest Girl in Pilates Class

A good pilates instructor should know how to work with a wide range of bodies, big and small, short and tall, injured and pain-free.

May 17, 2021

The Fattest Girl in Pilates Class

May 17, 2021

Beth Winegarner

Down on Virginia and La Loma

Long walks and Counting Crows songs opened a door to a secret Berkeley not many people knew

Dec 8, 2020

Down on Virginia and La Loma

Dec 8, 2020

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Calling This the Apocalypse Is Taking the Easy Way Out

Stop saying the world is ending. It’s not over yet, and we can still fight climate change.

Sep 16, 2020

Calling This the Apocalypse Is Taking the Easy Way Out

Sep 16, 2020

Beth Winegarner

The Better To Heal You With

A veil of resinous incense enveloped me as I walked through the narrow, wooden doors of the St. Pancras Old Church in London. The small…

Sep 10, 2020

The Better To Heal You With

Sep 10, 2020

Beth Winegarner

Why We Pulled Our Daughter From SFUSD

Teachers, social workers stretched too thin to support complex students — or stop bullying

Aug 27, 2020

Why We Pulled Our Daughter From SFUSD

Aug 27, 2020

Beth Winegarner

Buyer Beware: Rope Sect, Iron Bonehead Productions and their affiliations with hate

Listeners can make up their own minds about whether they’d like to support Rope Sect going forward. After everything I’ve learned, I won’t…

Jul 27, 2020

Buyer Beware: Rope Sect, Iron Bonehead Productions and their affiliations with hate

Jul 27, 2020

Beth Winegarner

Have you tried the yoga of minding your own business?

Nobody asked for your advice.

May 12, 2020

Have you tried the yoga of minding your own business?

May 12, 2020

Beth Winegarner

Beth Winegarner

Journalist, editor, author, opinionator. Bylines: Guardian, New Yorker, Vice, Mother Jones, Wired. Much more at www.bethwinegarner.com.

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